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[T-Mobile LG G2x] mmapcpro:
And for the record, connecting your phone to the LG tool just to have it read the model number will result in a 0% probability of bricking your phone. Unless you hit it with a brick while it's reading.

So there's nothing to be afraid of, and takes only like 15 seconds to find out, which is less than the time it takes to post here.

And furthermore...refurb or NOT, my replacement model (which LG tool reads as DWP, but has DW printed under batter cover and under battery) is MUCH better than my first G2x. It has almost no screenbleed, no screen separation, far less random reboots, better battery life, and gps lock is within 5 seconds now. So if it is, indeed, a refurbished model, they must have refurbed it pretty darn well. If this matters, my original phone SN started with 104, and this replacement starts with 106...seems most likely manufactured more recently than the earlier phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] elliottg61:
Haha that made me laugh!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mondieu1724:
SuperOneClick Fail!

I just received mine a couple hours ago. I hopped on the free G2X offer of last week. SuperOneClick fails to root. I was mortified I'd bricked this new phone; but, after killing SuperOneClick (stuck on Step 6 as apparently happens to all), the device seems fine. Charging the battery overnight and then I may try your method of NVflash. Coming from OG Droid.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] FatalityBoyZahy:
I received a replacement from T-Mobile last week, it came up as DW under LG Updater tool. T-Mobile doesn't always send out refurbs.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gaww:
Flash the rooted ROM over it and you have root. Worked for me.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mondieu1724:
Which rooted ROM? xboarder's? I just read that entire 35 page thread and some seem to be getting reboots reintroduced. Since mine is currently having no problems whatsoever. I may try to NVflash and then try the brute force approach delineated here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16015317#post16015317

But, I need to read up on it more.

For now, I just want to Nandroid this installation so I can always go back to it. I think the NVflash will give me that option, right?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gaww:
I loaded a rooted 2.3.3 stock OTA from a thread in the development section. Since it is stock, you can decide what you keep and whet you freeze or delete. After flashing over the 2.3.3 on the device - root was back.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Lightning Blue:
I just got a warranty replacement in and it was 2.2.2 with the march baseband! Unsure if refurbed or not.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gaww:
Call TMo and tell them others are getting them with 2.3.3 and July baseband. and you want the same. Especially if you bricked you last one with the LG Updater, you should not have to go down that path again if you can simply get a replacement with it on already.

In any case - insist on a replacement with the latest ROM and baseband on it. I have noted a very significant GPS connection time improvement even with CM7 ROM's (they had been like watching grass grow when waiting on the GPS).
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Smallsmx3:
I got my replacement yesterday after bricking it trying to update....its my third phone and it came with 2.3.3. This phone feels perfect and I have yet to have and reboots or freezes. I could care less if its a refurb since it looks brand new. No need to root since nv flash works fine....just restored a nandroid I had from my previous phone. Cm7 rocks and cwm is a life saver
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Lightning Blue:
I managed to update it, it almost bricked but after trying various methods people offered on here plus digging out an XP machine I haven't touched in two years, got it working again!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] FatalityBoyZahy:
My replacement which came in the mail yesterday also came preloaded with Gingerbread.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mikeglongo:
I'm glad I spoke to a t-mobile agent and explained wasn't getting GB, sent me a replacement and it came with Gingerbread, now I'm a happy camper (so far)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mysterioustko:
I think your comment says a lot of the G2X situation. I think it says a lot that there are people rejoicing about not having as much screen bleeding or about having less reboots. Frankly, I find this ridiculous. There should be NO bleed and NO reboots....it really is sad that the G2X has us conditioned to accept less than stellar simply because it isn't as bad as before.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Lg_X_Modderer:
Here is my new Theme

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Moddification:

Power Menu

data Toggle

new sounds

overscroll

new animation effeckt (88)

new gbkb

new Axtime.apk modded

New icons

usw

Downloadlink:

Addons:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] D.O.C:
Niiice....very good job, screenshots look beautiful
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Lg_X_Modderer:
Sorry for 2 post but my internet has made ​​just two stick ....

could an admin please delete
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Zosulu:
looks very good, thank you

my question

It is possible the dBm value or the present value asu display next to the battery percentage?

tochwiz make problems with the signal widgets (you have to show before the select field status, then she values)

if you could help me, I'd be so grateful
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Fauert:
Looks goooood , but where is the "Downloadlink" :confused:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] fl1pp3r:
where is the download link? :P
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Lg_X_Modderer:
The Theard is here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1199204
[HTC Sensation] fuinhu:
is this normal? :(

running android revolution 1.1.3
[HTC Sensation] fuinhu:
i'll flash the new cwm, but i guess that i've had this problem even before the s-off
[EVO 4G General] schmay33:
So I have seen from several people around the thread that they were able to get a Nexus S 4g as a replacement for their OG EVo. I was wondering what would be some specific reasons to receive this replacement or what I would need to say to tech support.

Thanks
[EVO 4G General] konaman:
I'm wondering this as well.
[EVO 4G General] thedudejdog:
i just bought one for $220 on Craigslist. now i have the evo and the nexus. best of both worlds!
[EVO 4G General] reptar832:
You must meet these four criteria

1 be on a replacement..at least once

2 convince them that you can not leave the house for a period of time...i said I was sick and couldn't leave the house

3 the phone had problems that are mostly specific to gingerbread...ex force closes and random reboots

4 say you've talked to a manager and they said a nexus s could be a replacement
[EVO 4G General] mlin:
Not true. I simply went to a.service center because of problems with a charging port. They checked it out and verfied it was bad. When they went to order a replacement the nexus s came up as an option so I took it. Take this forewarning, signal on the nexus is horrible, even with the 2.3.5 update.

tapa tapa tapa
[EVO 4G General] pitmaster:
Just called Sprint today and got them to send me a Ns4G. All I did was explain to them how terribly unhappy I was with my EVO since the GB update. I might have exaggerated a few issues but they hooked me with the nexus and a nib at that! The "adavanced" tech support guy told me they have gotten tons of complaints about the EVO since the update. He also mention that another update was going to offered for the nexus starting on the 5th, said it was supposed to resolve the radio and battery issues......anyone hear of that? Anyway, since I have had bad reception since the GB update for my evo, I guess I might still have to deal with that......oh well, at least I'll have root again!

ahhhhhh.......going todash.........
[EVO 4G General] schmay33:
Will you tell me who you called, and if you asked for some specific department, or what you said to receive the Nexus instead of going to the store or getting a replacement evo? When I call they send me to the tech guys and they say that I need to bring it in to a store or they will do a hard reset. So i guess im wondering how you convinced the tech guy to send a Nexus?
[EVO 4G General] Sry0fcr:
Why are you trying to scam a new phone? Total douche move IMO.
[EVO 4G General] thegregbradley:
Because it's a total douche move of Sprint and HTC to lock the gingerbread bootloader. The Evo is the phone that made sprint relevant, and now for whatever reason a year into its lifespan it becomes LESS moddable instead of more? I approve of the action of trying to dump the evo based on this alone. They have to learn that these devices are ours to mess with, not theirs to lock down.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Now that I corrected your post, since Sprint isn't the one that wanted the bootloader locked, I have a solution to this thread:

Buy one.
[EVO 4G General] thegregbradley:
I agree with you in that usually the answer is don't be a freeloader and just buy the stuff you want. But consider this analogy: I buy a used car, and it worked fine, then I modified it by giving it good tires, suspension, engine upgrades, and made it completely my own. I don't expect the car to be under warranty at all because I've now made it my own, but I do have insurance. My car is crashed into, insurance replaces my car. But now, for some god damn reason when I get the car back, every bolt has a lock on it that I can't get the keys for. I BOUGHT this car originally, but now I can't modify it the way I like, when originally I very specifically went out and bought this kind of car because I CAN modify it? You can't sell someone something, then change what that something is.

A lot of us bought evos because we can modify them. And **** happens, phones get lost and dropped and whatever, that's why we have insurance. But the new evos that they get replaced with do not have the functionality that we want them to have. And they're being replaced with ****ty rebuilt evos, the worst of all worlds. So I see no problem with wanting something comparable, IF you're paying for the insurance and they're replacing the insured device with something that has less functionality. So I do very much agree, that scamming Sprint to get a free new phone is very shady and scummy. But if the product being replaced is less functional than the original, I see no problem with a "side-grade," a comparable device that costs them no more money to replace than the original device, being that they sell for the same amount. Ya feel me?
[EVO 4G General] Rem3Dy:
Seriously I spent 3 hours on the phone and got nowhere.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Listen, I'm not saying I'm not upset with HTC about it.

I can't get my phone repaired [usb failure] because I want to maintain root.

However, just because

HTC

did something like this doesn't justify scamming

Sprint

.
[EVO 4G General] Sry0fcr:
You cannot possibly be an adult. Grow the **** up kids, no one promised you that the Evo would have an unlocked bootloader. The phone is yours to mess with once you buy it and HTC and Sprint won't stop you. But it's Sprint's supply chain, they can buy it from HTC whichever way they want to, locked down or not & you agreed to allow them to send updates to your phone when you signed that contract. It's your choice to buy it as is or to take the OTA update. Live with it or buy a new phone.
[EVO 4G General] Rem3Dy:
The bootloader has always been locked. HTC just patched the exploit
[EVO 4G General] mlin:
This isn't a bad reception thing. The radios in the Nexus are generally bad, ridiculously bad: WiFi, 3G, voice, all of them are terrible. Its a sweet phone but the signal issues are quite sad and makes it rather frustrating to use the phone. The July 25th update was supposed to address these issues as well and from my experience it is no better. Signal quality is a known issue for the Nexus and it is the poor quality antennas and radios that Samsung uses that makes me question their devices as a whole. I'm just happy I also have my E3D so that I can actuall get a signal when using my phone.
[EVO 4G General] thegregbradley:
I'm not talking about scamming sprint at all, I'm talking about a comparable replacement. I very much love Sprint and their customer service has been excellent; I misspoke when I blamed them and didn't think about the fact that they are not to blame, HTC is.

That being said, the NS4G goes for a very similar price. Also, I'm talking about legitimate cases of loss or theft in which it's not my fault that the phone, set up the way I like it, is gone. Then the phone is replaced with, at best, a non-unlockable version, and at worst, a ****ty rebuilt replacement with screen issues or crappy USB ports, etc. Why should I, the customer who is paying for the insurance, be supplied with a lesser phone? It would be Asurion replacing my phone, not Sprint, but because they are so disconnected it makes things difficult. I would simply want the phone I lost to be replaced because I'm paying for insurance. They should provide me with what I'm paying to insure, not some weird new less functional device. Again, Asurion, not Sprint. Sprint has only been good to me thusfar.

I know this is the way it is, but just because something is some way doesn't mean I should have to live with it or not try to change things. I won't bore you with tales of history in which we have changed the norm to suit society better, nor am I under the delusion that being stuck in a lame contract is as heavy as the idea of slavery or bigotry. But I don't make a habit of sitting idly by and getting screwed over by large companies just because they told me I had to. I'm sure at least those of us who are over 25 on here work very hard for their money (I do), and I don't like being jerked around based on the whim of a corporation. I very much understand what you are saying, and I'm not under the impression that Sprint and the hacker community are pals and that they're backing out on a promise. I'm just saying, I don't see the issue with swapping to an extremely comparable phone IF your phone is already lost/stolen/destroyed, you're on insurance, and you simply prefer to have the other option. Same as if I felt like going to the Samsung Epic. Very similar phones, they're already replacing it, why does it have to be the same phone, especially when the same phone simply isn't the same anymore?

EDIT: Also fellas, I'm not intentionally being challenging with either of you or being argumentative for the sake of trolling or whatever, I'm legitimately just enjoying a robust debate on a lazy Tuesday evening. Thank you for the discussion guys :)
[EVO 4G General] lil_bono:
I choose not to commit insurance fraud myself. Let's remember that OS developers have an obligation to patch exploits. We are not guaranteed a rooted device unless you buy a dev phone.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Asurion only handles the replacements when a deductible is paid, otherwise it's Sprint.

Also, all carriers use Asurion for their replacement insurance.

It's not Sprint's fault that HTC patched a hole in their bootloader security, therefore it's not fair for them to lose out on money.

If Sprint gives you a different model just because of a software update that does nothing but, essentially, increase the security of the phone....well...they lose out and that's just not a viable reason for them to lose out.

Root will be achieved, it sucks I know but, relax.
[EVO 4G General] thegregbradley:
Well this is the unfortunate grey area, and an oversight on my part... apologies, didn't mean to simplify too much. However, I did buy the phone because of the exploit, this is why I didn't go with a different phone. My side of this is a hard one to defend; surely patching the exploit was considered a security issue. But they had to have known what they were doing, which I can never prove, so my case would never hold up in a court of law, and I know this. It just irritates me and I fear the day that I lose my phone or it gets stolen because I'll be stuck with a crappy, half-assed gingerbread updated Evo, which seems wrong to me.
[EVO 4G General] thegregbradley:
I know you're right... and I hate that you're right, haha. But you're right only if Sprint is actually losing money by giving you an Evo as a replacement instead of a NS4G, which I'm not entirely convinced that they are. There's so much grey area here it's absurd, and the case I fight for is the 1 in 1000 case where there is actually a legitimate reason to trade in your actually non-functional Evo. If it's a lateral move, Sprint has to pay for your replacement anyway, is it really wrong or screwing them over by getting a monetarily comparable phone?
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
But it's not.

You pay the insurance for a replacement Evo [unless it's absolutely necessary to change the model]

If you want to change the model you have to pay Sprint the amount asked to do so.

If not, Sprint loses out on this much money.

You didn't pay for a Developer phone, you paid for an "OEM" phone and that's what you're getting.
[EVO 4G General] pitmaster:
I don't know who's right and who's wrong in this discussion and I don't really care. I've had 2 main issues since I had my EVO replaced a month ago......battery life has diminshed and signal quality has gotten worse. Had the replacement swapped for another and still had the issues.. Sprint then told me there was nothing else they could do because it was a software issue. Told me I had to wait for the next update , which was in the works......I wasn't going to bother with it anymore, because it wasn't worth wasting my time. But then, the other night my screen started flickering, like a tv right before a power outage, and I took it to the local Sprint store again. But they couldn't reproduce the problem and again told me there was nothing they could do. That's when I decided to call tech support again today to express my dissatisfaction with my phone caused by the GB update and the screen issue. Tech support agreed with my opinion that the update did more harm than good and offered to give me a comparable replacement, offering the epic and nexus, so I took the nexus. As far as I'm concerned, this is one the reason I pay for TEP, and seeing that I didn't personally do anything to screw up my phone I shouldn't be held responsible for paying for a new one.

And for those claiming that I was trying to defraud Sprint, I hope you don't use root to get access to free wireless tethering........

ahhhhhh.......going todash.........
[EVO 4G General] ckoadiyn:
Wasn't it Google who patched the exploits from ginger to froyo? And then each manufacture fixed their own bugs
[EVO 4G General] remf4i:
All you have to do is call sprint and tell them that 2.3.3 funked up your evo and they will send you a replacement evo 4g ,after they send you that one call back (if it has 2.3.3) and tell them its still funked up and they will 1 , send you another funked up evo 4g or 2, tell you that you can have a evo shift ,ns4g ,or a transform witch according to sprint is not a downgrade from the evo , I however am on my 3rd replacement evo within 3 weeks now and called again and gave them hell again so they are now sending me a evo 3d for free ,but I hope that the root for the evo 4g is out before I send my evo back ,if so I am keeping my evo 4g .
[EVO 4G General] Rem3Dy:
I totally agree with you. Just wanted to explain about the bootloader.
[EVO 4G General] Lokifish Marz:
Things like this are the reason why the Shift (new or refurb), Nexus (new or refurb), White Evo (new or refurb), Evo 3D have been removed from the list of authorized exchanges for the Evo in many service centers. Thanks.
[EVO 4G General] lil_bono:
I agree with you. This sounds like straight up fraud to me. My EVO is currently unrooted GB and runs great! I would not trade it for anything right now. (well, maybe a sensation ha!) Granted, I was given a refurb because of USB problems, but that was legit exchange.

I need to learn to bite my tongue but there is such an attitude of entitlement these days... No, I did not use free wifi tether when I was rooted.

You do what YOU think is right and I will do the same...
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Yup, just like using a Verizon PRL just to abuse/to get out of contract for free.

You might think it's not costing you but it's why your bill is the price it is.

That's exactly what it is..
[EVO 4G General] remf4i:
Actually its not, and if you read I did say "I will keep my evo 4g if root is out before I have to send it back " and also if it wasn't a exchange then why are that sending me one, my GPS and voice search won't work on gb so no its not fraud its simply wanting the features in my phone to work.
[EVO 4G General] jessejames111981:
What the heck is with the eithics police in here? Give it a rest. Honestly I want my wife to be able to switch her evo for a nexus because the evo is a poorly built product. She originally bought her evo like 6 or 7 months ago. In the past month she is on her 3rd replacement phone due to a broken USB port. While we don't pay for each new phone its a total pain in the ass everytime to keep getting new phones.

Since they are on back order in the Philly area this past time took a week to ge a replacement phone ordered in. seriously this is BS.
[EVO 4G General] github:
Sprint has 30 days no questions asked %100 no cost returns. If it takes you longer than that to decide that your EVO was "poorly built" then it's your loss. You are stuck with whatever insurance replacements you get.
[EVO 4G General] jessejames111981:
the first replacement phone was after 90 days. the last 2 only lasted weeks.